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LEED - Indoor Environmental Quality Questions
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A design team wants to determine a project’s ventilation requirements. What is the correct standard to use? 1.ASHRAE Standard 90 2. ASHRAE Standard 55 3. ASHRAE Standard 52 4. ASHRAE Standard 62 | 4. ASHRAE Standard 62 |
Which of the following is NOT a factor in the design of natural ventilation systems? 1. Operable Area of windows 2.Area of each occupied space 3.Wind Direction and Speed 4.Depth of room | 3.Wind Direction and Speed |
Which method is acceptable for calculating mechanical ventilation needs for LEED using ASHRAE Standard 62.1? 1.Indoor air quality procedure 2.Whole building ventilation method 3.Ventilation rate procedure 4.Ventilation air balance method | 3.Ventilation rate procedure |
What are the types of ventilation systems? (Select 3) 1.Mixed-Mode 2.Passive 3.Stack Effect 4.Displacement 5.Induction 6.Active | 1.Mixed-Mode 2.Passive 6.Active |
Which of the following would be most impacted by installation of a smoking lounge inside of a LEED building? 1.Outdoor air delivery monitoring 2.Optimize energy performance 3.Increased ventilation 4.Low emitting materials | 2.Optimize energy performance |
What is a correct statement about a building that wants to permit smoking indoors? 1.The building must have a designated interior smoking lounge 2.The building cannot pursue LEED Certification 3.The building can allow smoking in food service areas only | 1.The building must have a designated interior smoking lounge |
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for smoking lounges in buildings pursuing LEED certification? 1.Must have deck to deck partitions 2.Must have a carbon dioxide detector 3.Must be directly exhausted to the outdoors | 2.Must have a carbon dioxide detector |
Which of the following is NOT a consideration with regard to Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring? 1.Density of zones 2.Air-flow measurement precision 3.Carbon dioxide detector placement 4.Atmospheric VOC levels | 4.Atmospheric VOC levels |
Which of the following must a project have in place in a densely occupied space when pursuing Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring? 1.Operable windows 2.Airflow monitoring devices 3.Carbon dioxide sensors 4.Carbon monoxide sensors | 3.Carbon dioxide sensors |
What is the proper location for CO2 sensors in a building? 1.Near HVAC return air grilles 2.Near outdoor air intake vents 3.On the ceiling because CO2 rises 4.Between 3 and 6 feet high mounted on a wall | 4.Between 3 and 6 feet high mounted on a wall |
For non-densely occupied, mechanically ventilated spaces, which of the following is required for Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring? 1.Air quality testing for fine particulate 2.Carbon Dioxide monitoring systems 3.Airflow measurement devices | 3.Airflow measurement devices |
A “densely occupied space” is one with a design occupancy of: 1.Less than or equal to 45 sqft per person 2.Less than or equal to 40 sqft 3.Less than or equal to 50 sqft 4. Less than or equal to 25 sqft | 2.Less than or equal to 40 sqft |
Which of the following describes a method of calculating the impact of natural ventilation? 1.Center for Resource Solutions – Green-e 2.CIBSE Application Manual 10 3.The Energy Policy Act of 1992 4.ASHRAE 90.1-2004, Appendix G | 2.CIBSE Application Manual 10 |
Increasing a building’s ventilation would have an impact on: 1.Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring 2.Measurement & Verification 3.Building Flush-out 4.Optimize Energy Performance | 4.Optimize Energy Performance |
What elements must be included in a construction indoor air quality (IAQ) management plan? (Select 2) 1.Air filter replacement schedule 2.Addressing the storage of absorptive materials on the job site 3.Protection of the HVAC system during construction | 2.Addressing the storage of absorptive materials on the job site 3.Protection of the HVAC system during construction |
True or false: Requiring the storage of absorptive products like gypsum board in the Construction Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Management Plan are included b/c these materials may take in moisture | True |
Which of the following can be done during building flush out? 1.Balancing HVAC system 2.Commissioning 3.Punch-list items 4.Cleaning and touch-up work | 2.Commissioning |
True or False: Construction IAQ Management Plan – Before Occupancy, can be achieved by a building flush out or by testing done to a baseline established by the EPA Compendium of Methods of Determination of Air Pollutants in Indoor Air | True |
True or false: The purpose of a building flush out is to provide a high quantity of outdoor air to dilute the concentration of VOC’s that may be off-gassing from materials used in construction | True |
Low Emitting Materials addresses emissions from which of the following sources? (Select 3) 1.Carpets and carpet pad 2.Waterproofing used to seal exterior wood 3.Paints and coatings 4.Roof insulation 5.Adhesives and sealants | 1.Carpets and carpet pad 3.Paints and coatings 5.Adhesives and sealants |
Carpet is a major source of indoor air pollution. This situation has improved because of the implementation of what program? 1.SCAQMD 2.Green-e 3.Green Label Plus 4.Green Seal | 3.Green Label |
True or False: A MERV 8 filter system changed on a regular basis will reduce the buildup of VOCs in occupied spaces | False |
Which of the following would NOT protect building occupants from indoor chemicals and pollutants? 1.MERV 13 filters for both incoming outdoor and recirculated air 2.A natural ventilation strategy | 2.A natural ventilation strategy |
True or false: To improve building IAQ a copy center should be designed so the partitions which enclose the room run deck to deck and the space should be kept at a negative pressure | True |
To comply with Controllability of Systems: Lighting, individual occupant lighting controls must include, at a minimum: 1.ON/OFF Control of the fixture 2.ON/OFF Control of the fixture and Occupancy Sensors | 1.ON/OFF Control of the fixture |
For Controllability of Systems: Lighting, task lighting must be: 1.Accompanied by occupancy sensors 2.Provided to individual work spaces 3.Permanently Wired 4.Provided in multi-occupant work spaces | 2.Provided to individual work spaces |
Which of the following is an individually occupied space? (Select 2) 1.Cubicle 2.Private Office 3.Breakroom 4.Desk in a classroom 5.Bathroom | 1.Cubicle 2.Private Office |
What are some strategies that would comply with Controllability of Systems: Lighting? (Select 2) 1.Occupancy sensors in the bathroom 2.A dimming wall switch located at the door at each classroom 3.A desk mounted light as part of each workstation | 2.A dimming wall switch located at the door at each classroom 3.A desk mounted light as part of each workstation |
For Controllability of Systems: Thermal Comfort, a comfort system must grant an occupant control over which of these primary factors? 1.Air speed only 2.Relative humidity only 3.Radiant temperature only 4.Air temperature only 5.Any of the above | 5.Any of the above |
Which of the following is an example of an individual comfort control? 1.An under floor air delivery system that provides ventilation to a cubicle 2.A desk near a window that does not open 3.A thermostat near a workstation | 1.An under floor air delivery system that provides ventilation to a cubicle |
True or false: Regarding Controllability of Systems: Thermal Comfort, operable windows are a form of comfort controllability | True |
Which of the following space types would be considered “shared multi-occupant spaces”? (Select 3) 1.Breakroom 2.Classroom 3.Group of office cubicles 4.Lobby 5.Lecture Hall 6.Bathroom | 1.Breakroom 2.Classroom 5.Lecture Hall |
Which of the following is a thermal comfort standard? 1.ASHRAE 52.2-1999 2.ASHRAE 62.1-2007 3.ASHRAE 55-2004 4.ASHRAE 90.1-2007 | 3.ASHRAE 55-2004 |
True or false: The thermal comfort survey agreed to for Thermal Comfort Verification should be given during summer months as that is the time of year when comfort issues are most likely present | False |
Who should be consulted to determine the impact of eliminating a building’s day-light harvesting system from a building design? (Select 2) 1.Mechanical engineer 2.Electrical engineer 3.Commissioning authority 4.Code consultant | 1.Mechanical engineer 2.Electrical engineer |
Which of the following will have an impact on a space’s glazing factor when predicting daylight levels? (Select 3) 1.Window geometry factor 2.Solar orientation 3.Room cavity ratio 4.Window area 5.Visible light transmittance of glazing | 1.Window geometry factor 4.Window area 5.Visible light transmittance of glazing |
Which of the following will have the most impact on occupants’ views to the outside? 1.Glazing visible transmittance 2.The location of interior walls in regularly occupied spaces 3.The amount of scenic vegetation surrounding a building | 2.The location of interior walls in regularly occupied spaces |
Which of the following uses a line of sight calculation to determine compliance? 1.Alternative Transportation: Public Transportation 2.Daylighting and Views 3.Community Connectivity 4.Regional Materials | 2.Daylighting and Views |